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George Saunders: Experimental fiction is the art of telling a story in which certain aspects of reality have been exaggerated or distorted in such a way as to put the reader off the story and make him go watch a television show.

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Experience: At the age of 17, it fell upon me to light my father's funeral pyre, in a remote village in the state of Assam, in what was then British India. More than half a century later, I am still haunted by the memory.

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The end is nigh and the world's top chefs must decide what their final meal on earth will be. Apple pie and Bird's custard? Or ossetra caviar with vodka crème fraîche? And, most importantly, who will do the cooking? Here, a dozen of the finest reveal their last wishes.

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He was the CIA's expert on Pakistan's nuclear secrets, but Rich Barlow was thrown out and disgraced when he blew the whistle on a US cover-up. Now he's to have his day in court. Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark report.

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Yotam Ottolenghi: Food that's served at the table in a paper parcel always creates a remarkable culinary moment when opened, because the package is full of aromatic steam from the lightly cooked ingredients inside.

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Matthew Norman: This is the sort of restaurant with which you almost immediately fall in love, partly seduced by its lack of pomposity and incredibly warm welcome, but mostly because of the quality of food it serves at surprisingly low prices.